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Jailed Istanbul mayor in court over prosecutor 'threat'
Ekrem Imamoglu— the leading political rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan— faces several investigations. Ekrem ...
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Istanbul mayor on trial for 'threatening' prosecutor
Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the leading opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court ...
Istanbul mayor boycotts court hearing in one of many cases that could see him banned from politics
Istanbul’s imprisoned opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and his lawyers have boycotted a court hearing, claiming a late change of venue was “unlawful.” ...
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for owner of pro-opposition TV channel
An Istanbul court has issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a television channel aligned with Turkey's main opposition party on charges of bid-rigging, the prosecutor's office said late on Tuesday ...
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Don’t Trust Erdogan’s ‘Peace Process’ With the Kurds
After decades of repression, many of Turkey’s Kurds are hopeful that their long struggle for basic rights may finally be nearing a breakthrough. That hope is fueled by newly lau ...
The New Arab13d
Turkish prosecutors investigate main opposition leader as five mayors dismissed
Turkey’s main opposition leader is under investigation and five Turkish mayors from the same party have been dismissed amid an ongoing crackdown ...
5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey’s opposition
Turkish authorities say they have suspended five elected mayors from duty, as the country’s opposition faces an ongoing ...
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Turkey Arrests 22 Opposition Figures, Including Mayors, for Alleged Corruption
Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu protes in front of ... His arrest in March triggered Turkey’s largest street protests against the government since the Gezi Park protests in 2013.
Associated Press17d
Turkish authorities escalate crackdown on opposition-run Istanbul municipality
Saturday’s detentions are the fifth wave of a legal crackdown against the Istanbul administration since March 19, when Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested on ... calling for his release and an end to ...
Turkish authorities order detention of dozens of opposition officials in widening crackdown
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish authorities ordered the detention of several opposition party members in Istanbul and raided opposition-run municipalities on Saturday, state media said, part of a widening ...
The Washington Post18d
Turkish authorities escalate crackdown on opposition-run Istanbul municipality
Saturday’s detentions are the fifth wave of a legal crackdown against the Istanbul administration since March 19, when Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was ... and an end to Turkey’s democratic ...
The Economist20d
A new threat to Erdogan: Gen Z
Turkish high-schoolers and university students are too young to remember Turkey before Recep Tayyip ... the Turkish president’s top opponent, Ekrem Imamoglu, on March 19th, hundreds of thousands ...